put to use

verb

To use; to utilise; to apply.

“This agreement nonetheless precludes the land from being put to another use.”

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Meanings

verbput to use (third-person singular simple present puts to use, present participle putting to use, simple past and past participle put to use)

present singular third person puts to use · participle present putting to use

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo use; to utilise; to apply.

    This agreement nonetheless precludes the land from being put to another use.

    1 more example

    Every man has a cross only he has to bear / If he's lost, that's the cost for not plannin' way ahead / We were all born with the tools, so let's put them all to use / One day we may all have problems, but complainin' just won't solve them

    1976, Double Exposure, “Everyman”, in Ten Percent

    Synonyms: deploy

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo use; to utilise; to apply.

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deploy
Also see
employ

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 派用場 /派用场, 動用 /动用
  • 派用場 /派用场 (pài yòngchǎng)to utilise
  • 動用 /动用 (dòngyòng)to utilise
  • 施展 (shīzhǎn)to utilise
Finnish käyttää, ottaa käyttöön
  • käyttääto utilise
  • ottaa käyttöönto utilise
French utiliser
  • utiliserto utilise
Greek χρησιμοποιώ
  • χρησιμοποιώ (chrisimopoió)to utilise
Polish wykorzystywać, wykorzystać
  • wykorzystywaćto utilise
  • wykorzystaćto utilise
  • używaćto utilise
  • użyćto utilise
  • użytkowaćto utilise
Russian испо́льзовать, воспо́льзоваться
  • испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ)to utilise
  • воспо́льзоваться (vospólʹzovatʹsja)to utilise
Spanish valerse de, echar mano de
  • valerse deto utilise
  • echar mano deto utilise
Ukrainian використо́вувати, ви́користати
  • використо́вувати (vykorystóvuvaty)to utilise
  • ви́користати (výkorystaty)to utilise
  • кори́стува́тися (korýstuvátysja)to utilise
  • користа́тися (korystátysja)to utilise
  • скори́стува́тися (skorýstuvátysja)to utilise
  • скориста́тися (skorystátysja)to utilise
  • застосо́вувати (zastosóvuvaty)to utilise
  • застосува́ти (zastosuváty)to utilise
Cite this entry
APA

put to use. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20use

MLA

“put to use.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20use. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put to use,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20to%20use.

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